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we're in afghanistan only because of pakistan. if it weren't next door to pakistan, we wouldn't be there. >> liz? >> well, i think that it is surprising that he was 35 miles from islamabad. i think it's unclear whether anybody in the pakistani government was supporting him, was helping him. we've had some administration officials suggest it's impossible that bin laden could have been there for this long without some kind of a support network. but i do think it's very important as we hold pakistan accountable, as we push them hard for the names of anybody in the isi who may have been in contact with bin laden that we not forget, you know, george's point about the stakes, that we cannot afford to walk away. we walked away once at the end of the 1980s and we saw what happened. we cannot afford for afghanistan to become a safe haven. we can't afford for pakistan to become a safe haven with over 100 nuclear weapons, 170 muslims, i think it's very important that we deal with this relationship in a very well-advised way going forward and
we're in afghanistan only because of pakistan. if it weren't next door to pakistan, we wouldn't be there. >> liz? >> well, i think that it is surprising that he was 35 miles from islamabad. i think it's unclear whether anybody in the pakistani government was supporting him, was helping him. we've had some administration officials suggest it's impossible that bin laden could have been there for this long without some kind of a support network. but i do think it's very important as we...
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, tribal region of afghanistan, libya. that's five wars. how many do these people want? with regard to libya, did libya attack us? no. were we obliged to get involved in a civil war? were americans endangered? no. find me a reason for this. >> to say that people are isolationists, akin to those who didn't want to resist hitler and the empire in japan, because they don't want to prolong the folly of the involvement in libya is pre posterous. when ronald reagan made a mistake as he did in lebanon, he quickly liquidated it. >> do you think this real admonishing from john mccain to the fellow republicans on this very issue, how is it going to play in the republican race? >> romney and the rest of the republicans actually have polling on their side in this case, even among the republicans. abc-washington post poll we asked the question, should the u.s. withdraw substantial amount of troops from afghanistan, 73% of all americans said yes, including 59% of republicans. but the tension part. this goes back to your question about t
, tribal region of afghanistan, libya. that's five wars. how many do these people want? with regard to libya, did libya attack us? no. were we obliged to get involved in a civil war? were americans endangered? no. find me a reason for this. >> to say that people are isolationists, akin to those who didn't want to resist hitler and the empire in japan, because they don't want to prolong the folly of the involvement in libya is pre posterous. when ronald reagan made a mistake as he did in...
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dozens of countries involved in afghanistan and iraq. and still, the democrats were alleging it was president bush was there unilaterally. nonsense. the first thing you have to do is recognize that as i talk about in my book, the mission has to determine the coalition. the coalition ought not determine the mission. now, that being said, if you determine what your mission is and then you decide, as we did, with respect to afghanistan, that you put together a coalition that fits that mission, that agrees with the mission, that won't back out of that mission, then you have a sufficient seriousness of purpose that you have a chance to prevail. if you go in with confusion and ambiguity, and we have heard four or five different explanations of why we're there, that is the root of the problem. the confusion that comes from that. confusion about what the mission is. confusion about who the rebels are. whether or not gadhafi should be left in power. confusion about the command and control. we proceeded in a very orderly way. president bush made a
dozens of countries involved in afghanistan and iraq. and still, the democrats were alleging it was president bush was there unilaterally. nonsense. the first thing you have to do is recognize that as i talk about in my book, the mission has to determine the coalition. the coalition ought not determine the mission. now, that being said, if you determine what your mission is and then you decide, as we did, with respect to afghanistan, that you put together a coalition that fits that mission,...
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. >> but as iraq winds down, afghanistan rages on, is the u.s. making much headway on that battle field? a question for our headliner, secretary of state hillary clinton. >>> then -- fight night in vegas. >> rick, again -- >> i'm speaking. i'm speaking. >> is the real winner of the romney/perry bout, president obama? our roundtable go inside campaign 2012. >>> and two in general opposite corners come together. tom donohue and richard trumka, the strategy they share for putting america back to work. >>> good morning. lots to get to today. but first some news since your morning papers. breaking news to report, a powerful 7.2 earthquake has rocked turkey, with its epicenter near the city of van a local mayor reports there are so many dead several buildings have collapsed. there's too much destruction, he says. rescue workers are struggling to reach victims trapped under the rubble. >>> milestone in the middle east this morning, the first election of the arab spring, the uprising began in tunisia last september. today, tu knnisitunisians heade polls.
. >> but as iraq winds down, afghanistan rages on, is the u.s. making much headway on that battle field? a question for our headliner, secretary of state hillary clinton. >>> then -- fight night in vegas. >> rick, again -- >> i'm speaking. i'm speaking. >> is the real winner of the romney/perry bout, president obama? our roundtable go inside campaign 2012. >>> and two in general opposite corners come together. tom donohue and richard trumka, the...
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let's turn first to afghanistan. a firefight along the pakistan border brought one of the deadliest days for american troops in months. where the battle for hearts and minds may have been erased overnight at the hands of a fringe pastor in florida. after months of threatening to burn a copy of the koran, pastor terry jones and his handful of followers finally did just that. the deliberately provocative act was paid little attention here in the united states. but it spread like wildfire online. within days, protests in afghanistan turned deadly. mike boettcher is embedded with the 100th airborne division. he was the lone reporter in that offensive. how bad was that fight? >> reporter: in 30 years covering wars, i have never seen such withering fire. soldiers that have been deployed four or five times will tell you the same thing. a high price was paid. six u.s. soldiers were killed. six were wounded. two afghan national army were killed. and seven afghans were wounded in this battle. the battle continues as we speak.
let's turn first to afghanistan. a firefight along the pakistan border brought one of the deadliest days for american troops in months. where the battle for hearts and minds may have been erased overnight at the hands of a fringe pastor in florida. after months of threatening to burn a copy of the koran, pastor terry jones and his handful of followers finally did just that. the deliberately provocative act was paid little attention here in the united states. but it spread like wildfire online....
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only the afgh afghanis with win war against afghanistan. >> is this a war against afghanistan? >> i never heard of it described that way. we abandoned afghanistan once and made a very heavy price for it in the attacks of 9/11. that's an important lesson we must learn. second of all, we are succeeding in afghanistan. we've now gained significant control of the southern part of the country. we now have the challenge in the earn side. so we are succeeding. by the way, remind he's of the summer of 2007, when we are all ready to pull out of iraq. and we had to stay the course, and we were able to -- the surge was able to succeed. that surge was succeeding again under the same general. i wish that candidate romney and all of the others would sit down with general petraeus and understand how this counter insurgency is working, and succeeding, and it still has enormous challenges, the karzai government, latest problem was pakistan, but for us to abandon afghanistan to the tender mercies of taliban and radical extremists would be repeating mistakes we've made before. >> the other thing
only the afgh afghanis with win war against afghanistan. >> is this a war against afghanistan? >> i never heard of it described that way. we abandoned afghanistan once and made a very heavy price for it in the attacks of 9/11. that's an important lesson we must learn. second of all, we are succeeding in afghanistan. we've now gained significant control of the southern part of the country. we now have the challenge in the earn side. so we are succeeding. by the way, remind he's of...
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i spoke to her about this and other issues. >> good morning from afghanistan. another big turning point as you know from the united states. and we have a question for america's leaders. the secretary of defense and the general in charge will be talking with me here. i've also been talking to the forces themselves. is america winning and what happens is some of america's troops begin to come home. a related question as you know, a debate going on inside the white house about all of those drones firing in pakistan. and we had a chance on the big plane coming in to ask secretary gates where he stands on the drones. >> first of all, it has to be acknowledged that these drones have played a significant role in taking a lot of taliban leaders and trainers, off the table. the question really then becomes, the role of the drones, our relationship with pakistan and how this all fits together. and i think that's the discussion that we're having. we've gone through a difficult spell with the pakistani government. the reality is, we need each other. and, so, working our wa
i spoke to her about this and other issues. >> good morning from afghanistan. another big turning point as you know from the united states. and we have a question for america's leaders. the secretary of defense and the general in charge will be talking with me here. i've also been talking to the forces themselves. is america winning and what happens is some of america's troops begin to come home. a related question as you know, a debate going on inside the white house about all of those...
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within days, protests in afghanistan turned deadly. mike boettcher is embedded with the 100th airborne digs. he was the lone reporter in that offensive. how bad was that fight? >> reporter: in po years covering wars, i have never seen such withering fire. soldiers that have been deployed four or five times will tell you the same thing. six u.s. soldiers were killed. six were wounded. seven afghans wounded and two afghan soldiers killed. the battle continues as we speak. this is significant because it marks a change in strategy or a turning point along the pakistan border. bases have been closed in recent months. the u.s. says they're taking a more mobile strategy, going to places they have not been before. going after the taliban. they'll carry it through through the spring and summer and expect to see heavy fighting in the east part of the country in the coming year. >> meantime in cities across afghanistan today, more scenes of rage and violence in response to that pastor's decision to burn the koran. nick schifrin joins me from kabu
within days, protests in afghanistan turned deadly. mike boettcher is embedded with the 100th airborne digs. he was the lone reporter in that offensive. how bad was that fight? >> reporter: in po years covering wars, i have never seen such withering fire. soldiers that have been deployed four or five times will tell you the same thing. six u.s. soldiers were killed. six were wounded. seven afghans wounded and two afghan soldiers killed. the battle continues as we speak. this is...
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that's it from afghanistan for now, see you again soon. christiane. >> thanks, diane. you can see more of diane sawyer's report from afghanistan on "world news" this evening and monday and all of the time on abcnews.com. and coming up, the collapse of control in yemen could be bad news for the u.s. fight against al qaeda. another worry for the u.s. is syria which has killed hundreds in a brutal crackdown and is now targeting children. will the u.s. push for regime change there? more on that when we return. >> announcer: "this week" with christiane amanpour from the newseum in washington, d.c. will continue in a moment after this from our abc stations. washington, d.c. will continue in a moment after this from our abc stations. f@f@f@f@f@ >>> the united states is caught in a bind over syria and whether to call for a regime change there. for more than four decades, the assad family ruled syria with ruthless determination. but the uprising sweeping through the region is threatening to topple the regime. and fighting hard. using tanks and guns against protester, including
that's it from afghanistan for now, see you again soon. christiane. >> thanks, diane. you can see more of diane sawyer's report from afghanistan on "world news" this evening and monday and all of the time on abcnews.com. and coming up, the collapse of control in yemen could be bad news for the u.s. fight against al qaeda. another worry for the u.s. is syria which has killed hundreds in a brutal crackdown and is now targeting children. will the u.s. push for regime change there?...
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the damage they're doing us in iraq, afghanistan, and lebanon. they're sponsoring terrorism in major portions of that region, which is terrible damaging to us. second in terms of strategic importance, again is not libya. it's egypt, saudi arabia, and the gulf. those are the anchors in that region for stability and for the united states of america. and what we do in libya will unquestionably, how we handle it, how it turns out, will unquestionably have a serious impact on the more important issues of iran and syria and egypt and saudi arabia and the gulf. >> you seem to be suggesting that libya was not high on the priority list. in that region for the u.s. to be involved in. i'm wondering, if you had been secretary of defense as gadhafi's troops stormed into benghazi and gadhafi himself threatened no mercy and there was a very real fear of a mass slaughter, what would you have recommended to the president? >> well, i wasn't there. i can't answer that question. i will say that i think president obama and secretary clinton are both experiencing the
the damage they're doing us in iraq, afghanistan, and lebanon. they're sponsoring terrorism in major portions of that region, which is terrible damaging to us. second in terms of strategic importance, again is not libya. it's egypt, saudi arabia, and the gulf. those are the anchors in that region for stability and for the united states of america. and what we do in libya will unquestionably, how we handle it, how it turns out, will unquestionably have a serious impact on the more important...
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that's it from afghanistan for now, see you again soon. christiane. >> thanks, diane. you can see more of diane sawyer's report from afghanistan on "world news" this evening and monday and all of the time on abcnews.com. and coming up, the collapse of control in yemen could be bad news for the u.s. fight against al qaeda. another worry for the u.s. is syria which has killed hundreds in a brutal crackdown and is now targeting children. will the u.s. push for regime change there? more on that when we return. >> announcer: "this week" with christiane amanpour from the newseum in washington, d.c. will continue in a moment after this from our abc stations. washington, d.c. will continue in a moment after this from our abc stations. almost two billion tons of freight move around this country every year... and control centers like this keep track of it all. it takes advanced telemetry and satellite tracking acoustic detectors and friction modifiers. high tech innovations that help rail move our economy. freight rail companies invest billions of their own dollars - not taxpaye
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. >>> in afghanistan, new details are emerging about yesterday's suicide bombings. sch claimed a dozen american lives. the attacks mark a deadly milestone in america's longest war. it cast a pall on a new pentagon report showing that overall security gains in the country. abc's jake tapper has more now from kabul. >> reporter: christiane, good morning. this was the deadliest attack on coalition forces here in kabul in the more than ten years of the afghanistan war. 13 service members and contractors were killed when the armored bus when they were was targeted by a taliban suicide bomber. drive ing driving a suv with a bomb that weighed 1500 pounds. four innocent afghans were killed as well. the attack came one day after the pentagon released a report that year to year attacks are down. metrics focus on attacks on u.s. service members, the united nations says attacks overall, on civilians, are up 40%. u.s. forces here say that this attack is a sign of taliban desperation, but that seems debatable. attacks by the taliban here in kabul are getting more brazen and more
. >>> in afghanistan, new details are emerging about yesterday's suicide bombings. sch claimed a dozen american lives. the attacks mark a deadly milestone in america's longest war. it cast a pall on a new pentagon report showing that overall security gains in the country. abc's jake tapper has more now from kabul. >> reporter: christiane, good morning. this was the deadliest attack on coalition forces here in kabul in the more than ten years of the afghanistan war. 13 service...
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can avoid future afghanistans. that large-scale american land force investment in the middle east, bob gates is right, those days are over. >> what about the other major headwind in the united states, this global economic crisis? you sau see it playing out in europe right now? >> one of the reasons i think the united states is engaging in what's called strategic rebalance toward asia is the barometer of power increasingly is defined by economics and less and less by military might. we can't actually achieve our goals in iraq and afghanistan, military, it takes a lot of political muscle. the fact that we have ignored what's been happening in asia with the re-emergens of china and south korea, strong economies, but the challenge is looking at europe and can it survive? one of the things that is so interesting about the world in the 21st century how we're moving through a global world and the regional blocks. can it unite around whether it's a financial unit or a constitutional or common political goal? >> our last 45
can avoid future afghanistans. that large-scale american land force investment in the middle east, bob gates is right, those days are over. >> what about the other major headwind in the united states, this global economic crisis? you sau see it playing out in europe right now? >> one of the reasons i think the united states is engaging in what's called strategic rebalance toward asia is the barometer of power increasingly is defined by economics and less and less by military might....
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when congress acted in afghanistan, the authorization to accuse military force is in effect and we took our eye off the ball. when we went into iraq, i voted for that, i believed the intelligence that turned out to be wrong. i seele lessons to be learned a i'm not sure we are. the biggest threat os our security is yemening a other terror cells in pakistan. going into libya has a strong moral objective. i think hillary clinton and susan wright are great supporters. just a no-fly zone here may not cause regime change. if we have a cornered moammar gadhafi, who is -- >> admiral mullen says he's not seen movement. >> we've only been there for 24 hours. >> do you worry about that? >> we can't take out mustard gas from the air. it will disperse it. i worry about a guy who is in the a rational reactive. going down with as much bloodshed as possible. >> let me ask you. you've interviewed him, i have. a lot of people have. is he the crazy man that representative harman talks about? or is he going to fold or be turned on by his people? >> he doesn't play by international rules. he doesn't think l
when congress acted in afghanistan, the authorization to accuse military force is in effect and we took our eye off the ball. when we went into iraq, i voted for that, i believed the intelligence that turned out to be wrong. i seele lessons to be learned a i'm not sure we are. the biggest threat os our security is yemening a other terror cells in pakistan. going into libya has a strong moral objective. i think hillary clinton and susan wright are great supporters. just a no-fly zone here may...
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operations in iraq and afghanistan. last night in a 180-degree turn, the crown prince offered to open up a dialogue with the protester. abcs' miguel marquez is there. >> reporter: it's amazing the difference that 24 hours makes. this time yesterday, the country appeared poised for civil war. now it's a celebration at pearl square. it appears we're headed for a negotiated political settlement. in order to get the settlement they want, these protesters are willing to stay for the long haul. they've set up tents all the way around pearl square here. they're serving food. that tea is called freedom tea and they're very organized. this area over here is the men's section. right back here, the people in black, that's the women's section. [ chanting ] the big question is, what will get these protesters to go home? they want a constitutional democracy. they want the king to back off of politics and become a figure head. they want the prime minister who has been in power for 40 years, to go home. these protesters want a signific
operations in iraq and afghanistan. last night in a 180-degree turn, the crown prince offered to open up a dialogue with the protester. abcs' miguel marquez is there. >> reporter: it's amazing the difference that 24 hours makes. this time yesterday, the country appeared poised for civil war. now it's a celebration at pearl square. it appears we're headed for a negotiated political settlement. in order to get the settlement they want, these protesters are willing to stay for the long haul....
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pentagon released of seven soldiers killed in iraq and afghanistan. we'll be right back. ♪ [ male announcer ] each of these photos was taken by someone on the first morning of their retirement. it's the first of more than 6,000 sunrises the average retiree will see. ♪ as we're living longer than ever before, prudential's challenge is to help everyone have the retirement income they'll need to enjoy every one of their days. ♪ prudential. bring your challenges. congratulations. congratulations. today, the city of charlotte can use verizon technology to inspire businesses to conserve energy and monitor costs. making communities greener... congratulations. ... and buildings as valuable to the bottom line... whoa ! ... as the people inside them. congratulations. because when you add verizon to your company, you don't just add, you multiply. ♪ discover something new... verizon. >>> that's our program this week. remember, you can follow us any time on twitter, facebook and abcnews.com. be sure to watch "world news" with david muir tonight for all of
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the pentagon released the names of 11 soldiers and marines killed in iraq and afghanistan. well...weird. >>> we'll be right back. she won't eat eggs without hot sauce. she has kind of funny looking toes. she's always touching my hair. and she does this dancing finger thing. [ male announcer ] with advanced technology from ge, now doctors can diagnose diseases like breast cancer on a cellular level. so that women, like kristy's mom, can get personalized treatment that's as unique as she is. [ kristy ] she's definitely not like other moms. yeah, my mom is pretty weird. ♪ [ jim ] i need to push out a software upgrade. build a new app for the sales team in beijing. and convince the c.e.o. his email will find him... wherever he is. i need to see my family while they're still awake. [ male announcer ] with global services from dell, jim can address his company's i.t. needs through custom built applications, cloud solutions and ongoing support in over 100 countries. so his company sees results. and jim sees his family. dell. the power to do more. [ female announcer ] the road is
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way that avoids the problems that we started to see in iraq in 2003 and 2004 and over the years in afghanistan? >> how important is it for the national transitional council to get from benghazi to tripoli. >> it's important to transform the power seated in benghazi into tripoli and take over control which is now dominated by a group of very diverse malitias which don't have a common agenda. there are 140 tribes and clans in libya. 30 of which are important. the rivalries that play out on the ground have tremendous potential to derail the process. so that they need to get there. they have taken some important steps. in the last two days, transitional national council has expand from 40 to 80. they announced who their members are. they said they want to be inclusive. this is not benghazi. this is a country that's historically been divided between the western part, dominated by tripoli, and the eastern part in benghazi an the danger is, the older visions re-emerge and they need to speak as one voice. they need to collaborate with the international community. not so much i think in terms of what m
way that avoids the problems that we started to see in iraq in 2003 and 2004 and over the years in afghanistan? >> how important is it for the national transitional council to get from benghazi to tripoli. >> it's important to transform the power seated in benghazi into tripoli and take over control which is now dominated by a group of very diverse malitias which don't have a common agenda. there are 140 tribes and clans in libya. 30 of which are important. the rivalries that play...
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. >>> it's been a costly week in iraq and afghanistan. the pentagon released the names of 25 service members killed in the past week. ♪ stay with us. ♪ >>> that's it for our program. join me to continue the conversation on twitter and on abcnews.com and be sure to tune in for "world news tonight." for a full report on the day in rome as well as latest from libya. we leave you now with the scene in st. peters square today as the late john paul ii was beatified, bringing him one step closer sainthood. so, for all of us here at "this week," thank you for watching and we hope to see you again next week. ab >>> in the news this sunday senator barbara boxer announces her plans for keeping gas prices from spiraling out of control. and governor brown is recovering this morning. the surgery dr doctors performed on his nose.
. >>> it's been a costly week in iraq and afghanistan. the pentagon released the names of 25 service members killed in the past week. ♪ stay with us. ♪ >>> that's it for our program. join me to continue the conversation on twitter and on abcnews.com and be sure to tune in for "world news tonight." for a full report on the day in rome as well as latest from libya. we leave you now with the scene in st. peters square today as the late john paul ii was beatified,...
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when congress acted in afghanistan, the authorization to use military force is in effect and we took our eye off the ball. when we went into iraq, i voted for that, i believed the intelligence that turned out to be wrong. i see lessons to be learned and i'm not sure we're learning all the lessons. as i look at it, the biggest threats to our security is yemen, and other terror cells in pakistan. going into libya has a moral objective. i strongly agree with that. i think hillary clinton and susan rice are great public servants. we have to understand that just a no-fly zone here may not cause regime change. if we have a cornered moammar gadhafi, who is -- not a rational actor and he uses mustard gas against his people, how have we prevented that. >> admiral mullen says he's not seen movement. >> not yet. we've only been there for 24 hours. >> do you worry about that? >> we can't take out mustard gas from the air. it will disperse it. i worry about a guy who is going to fight to the end and who is if the a rational actor, putting human shields around his assets. going down with as much b
when congress acted in afghanistan, the authorization to use military force is in effect and we took our eye off the ball. when we went into iraq, i voted for that, i believed the intelligence that turned out to be wrong. i see lessons to be learned and i'm not sure we're learning all the lessons. as i look at it, the biggest threats to our security is yemen, and other terror cells in pakistan. going into libya has a moral objective. i strongly agree with that. i think hillary clinton and susan...
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. >>> it's been a costly week in iraq and afghanistan. the pentagon released the names of 25 service members killed in the past week. ♪ stay with us. ♪ >>> that's it for our program. join me to continue the conversation on twitter and on abcnews.com and be sure to tune in for "world news tonight." for a full report on the day in rome, as well as latest from libya. we leave you now with the scene in st. peters square today as the late john paul ii was beatified, bringing him one step closer sainthood. so, for all of us here at "this week," thank you for watching and we hope to see you again next week. [ male announcer ] are you paying more and more for cable and enjoying it less and less? stop paying for second best. upgrade to verizon fios and get tv, internet and phone for just $99.99 a month for a year. call now and you'll get this special bonus: $100 back. there's no term contract required. if you don't absolutely love fios you can cancel any time with no early termination fee. fios is a 100% fiber-optic network that delivers ththb
. >>> it's been a costly week in iraq and afghanistan. the pentagon released the names of 25 service members killed in the past week. ♪ stay with us. ♪ >>> that's it for our program. join me to continue the conversation on twitter and on abcnews.com and be sure to tune in for "world news tonight." for a full report on the day in rome, as well as latest from libya. we leave you now with the scene in st. peters square today as the late john paul ii was beatified,...
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. >>> it's been a costly week in iraq and afghanistan. the pentagon released the names of 25 service members killed in the past week. ♪ >>> that's it for our program. join me to continue the conversation on twitter and on abcnews.com and be sure to tune in for "world news tonight." we leave you now with the scene in st. peters square today as the late john paul ii was beati beatified, bringing him one step closer sainthood. thank you for watching and we hope to see you again next week.
. >>> it's been a costly week in iraq and afghanistan. the pentagon released the names of 25 service members killed in the past week. ♪ >>> that's it for our program. join me to continue the conversation on twitter and on abcnews.com and be sure to tune in for "world news tonight." we leave you now with the scene in st. peters square today as the late john paul ii was beati beatified, bringing him one step closer sainthood. thank you for watching and we hope to see...